Electrical Stimulation
20 Electrical Stimulation David Levine and Barbara Bockstahler Terminology Used in Electrical Stimulation The authors would like to acknowledge Janna Johnson for her work on the previous edition. Electrical stimulation…
Assessing and Measuring Outcomes
13 Assessing and Measuring Outcomes Darryl L. Millis and David Levine Assessing the outcome of treatments, including physical rehabilitation, is essential to determine how an animal is progressing and to…
Laser Therapy in Canine Rehabilitation
21 Laser Therapy in Canine Rehabilitation Darryl L. Millis and Debbie Gross Saunders Healing properties have been attributed to light for thousands of years. Light provides electromagnetic radiation in the…
Joint Mobilization
26 Joint Mobilization Deborah Gross Saunders, J. Randy Walker and David Levine Manual therapy techniques are skilled hand movements intended to improve tissue extensibility, increase range of motion (ROM), induce…
Aquatic Therapy
31 Aquatic Therapy David Levine, Darryl L. Millis, Jeffrey Flocker and Lauren MacGuire Aquatic therapy has become a very valuable component of veterinary physical rehabilitation. There are specific principles of…
Therapeutic Exercises: Early Limb Use Exercises
29 Therapeutic Exercises Early Limb Use Exercises Darryl L. Millis, Marti Drum and David Levine Therapeutic exercise is perhaps the most valuable modalities used in canine physical rehabilitation. Therapeutic exercise…
Physical Rehabilitation for Geriatric and Arthritic Patients
35 Physical Rehabilitation for Geriatric and Arthritic Patients Denis J. Marcellin-Little, David Levine and Darryl L. Millis Geriatric and arthritic patients have specific medical and rehabilitation needs linked to the…
Range-of-Motion and Stretching Exercises
25 Range-of-Motion and Stretching Exercises Darryl L. Millis and David Levine Range of motion (ROM) and stretching exercises are very important to achieve improved motion of joints after acute injury…
Devices for Ambulation Assistance in Companion Animals
17 Devices for Ambulation Assistance in Companion Animals Denis J. Marcellin-Little and David Levine Independent locomotion is critically important in dogs and cats. In fact companion animals that have lost…
Physical Rehabilitation for the Critically Injured Veterinary Patient
37 Physical Rehabilitation for the Critically Injured Veterinary Patient Anne Marie Manning and Zoran Vrbanac The critically injured veterinary patient can present a daunting challenge to the clinician trying to…
